“Cataracts is like birthdays. Everybody gets it if you live long enough,” Ogoke says, adding that she tends to see people in ...

The reason cataracts are most commonly age-related, Lazar explains, is because as we age, important proteins in our eyes ...

A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye. Cataracts typically grow slowly, causing decreased vision and also glare at night. While cataracts can affect people of all ages, they primarily affect ...

"When we remove the cloudy human lens [the cataract ... often be controlled with the right care. Cataract surgery can also be ...

Which part of the eye does cataract affect? There are three predominant forms of cataract depending on their anatomical location in the eye lens: cortical, nuclear and posterior sub-capsular (PSC). As ...

Geneva: World Health Organization, 1998:47. Minassian DC, Mehra V . 3.8 Million blinded by cataract each year. Br J Ophthalmol 1990;74:341–3. Limburg H, Kumar R . Follow up study of blindness ...

Retinal re-detachment following cataract extraction remains significant in patients who have previously undergone pars plana ...

The first reported surgical removal of a cataract from the eye occurred in Paris in 1748. [13] The advent of topical anesthesia made this procedure more practical. The early techniques involved ...

Ocular surface discomfort can be problematic after cataract surgery. Italian researchers tested the use of cyclosporine A 0.1 ...